10 Incredible Health Benefits of Sleeping next to Someone You Love

There’s a growing body of research all about the benefits of sharing your bed with a partner.

From improving your psychiatric well-being to improving your overall health, we have the reasons why it’s great sleeping next to someone you love!

1: Experience better sleep quality

We all strive for good sleep quality but we don’t always get it, especially if we’re laying there on our own.

Did you know that sleeping beside someone, especially if you’re in a solid relationship, is a good way to help you on your path to good quality slumber?

Wendy M. Troxel, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, unearthed that women in stable relationships fell asleep faster and had less sleep disturbances in the night than single women, or those whose relationship status changed during the experiment.

2: Fall asleep faster

Surely time taken to fall asleep doesn’t matter as long as we fall asleep, right?

They stimulate the release of a cocktail of chemicals that can help you on your way to a great night’s sleep.

These include:

Oxytocin (the love hormone)

Serotonin (contributes to wellbeing and happiness)

Norepinephrine (helps to regulate sleep and balances responses to stress)

Vasopressin (increases sleep quality and decreases cortisol)

Prolactin (associated with improving the immune system, great sleep and quality of life)

There’s more! For women, a good night’s sleep will increase their sexual desires.

A study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, has revealed that there’s a 14 per cent increase in the likelihood of sex after sleeping the optimal amount, with more sleep associated with better genital arousal.

4: Lowers your blood pressure

A massive benefit of sleeping next to someone you love is that it can help you live a longer life!

As neuroscientist Matthew Walker explains in the international bestseller Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams, melatonin, sometimes referred to as the ‘hormone of darkness’ as it’s released at nighttime, is important as it influences the sleep/wake cycle.

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